Since the series' inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The
Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers,
showcased the most compelling stories of each year, and confirmed
for all time the significance of the short story in our national
literature. Now THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF THE CENTURY
brings together the best -- fifty-six extraordinary stories that
represent a century's worth of unsurpassed achievements in this
quintessentially American literary genre. This expanded edition
includes a new story from The Best American Short Stories 1999 to
round out the century, as well as an index including every story
published in the series. Of all the writers whose work has appeared
in the series, only John Updike has been represented in each of the
last five decades, from his first appearance, in 1959, to his most
recent, in 1998. Updike worked with coeditor Katrina Kenison to
choose the finest stories from the years since 1915. The result is
"extraordinary . . . A one-volume literary history of this
country's immeasurable pains and near-infinite hopes" (Boston
Globe).
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